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On tonight's program: New draft laws would allow law enforcement to access suspected criminals' encrypted messages and apps; Refugees from Syria and Iraq struggling to find work in regional Queensland; And the West Australian government will undertake a 12-month study of 'smart' drumlines at one shark attack hotspot.

Under the Government's planned changes to allow access to suspected criminals' encrypted communications, police would still need to make a compelling case to a judge to obtain a warrant, one tech expert says.

Despite suggestions that more migrants and refugees should be pushed to settle outside Australia's big capital cities, refugees from Syria and Iraq who settled in regional Queensland are having trouble finding work.